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“We’re in a fanfic drought” Tell the writers you like their work.

“All Tumblr ever does is write oneshots now” Tell the writers that you’d love to see them write longer things.

“Nobody updates their fics anymore” Tell the writers you love the fic and want to see more of it.

Tell the writers.

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a feel like the new generation of fanfic readers NEED to understand that clicking on a fic (interaction) does nothing. ao3 has no algorithm. your private discord discussions of fic do not reach the authors. if you do not actively engage with writers they will stop posting. this isn’t social media this is community.

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“First and foremost I’m writing for myself,” I hiss through my teeth, resisting the urge to refresh my email for an Ao3 message for the 100th time.

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I just said this on Discord and I want to share the thought with a wider group.

Representation in Motorsport is so important. People of color, women and other genders that are generally just Not Cis Men, anyone who isn’t openly straight, disabilities of all sorts, etc - the list goes on and on.

While Rainbow Capitalism is shit - because profiting off of queerness is not cool, the more I think about it, the more I don’t think Mercedes changing their profile picture is Rainbow Capitalism.

They haven’t made a post about it (as far as I’m aware), they aren’t selling anything Pride related (as far as I’m aware). But changing their profile picture to a rainbow motif shows that they’re allies. Maybe not every single employee, but they as a corporate culture are putting for the message that they know queer folks are out there and they see them.

And that’s important.

Because Ralf Schumacher is not the first gay former F1 driver. He’s just not - statistically it’s just not possible.

In the US alone (I’m American so these stats are most easily accessible to me), roughly 1 in 10 people identifies as LGBT+. If we use that stat, that means at any given time, 1-2 drivers likely identifies as something other than straight.

Since 1950, there’s been 751 different Formula 1 drivers. Using our 1 in 10, this means that roughly 70 to 75 different drivers have been something other than heterosexual.

We know of several - Ralf in modern times, and there was a woman who was a lesbian (her name is escaping me right now and I know if I google it, I’ll lose my train of thought - I’ll come back and edit this). There’s been plenty who have been suspected of being something other than straight. And you know what, I would bet money that there’s been others who have been Open Secrets in the paddock but they have protected their ‘secret’ for one reason or another.

All of this to say, it both makes me happy that Mercedes have changed their profile picture and saddened to see that they’re the only team as of the time of writing this that has done so in F1.

Queer and Trans people exist. They’ve always existed, and they’re not going anywhere. They - we, really since I’m a queer person myself - are your colleagues, friends, mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters. We are human and we cannot be erased.

This post is primarily about F1 but I need to shout out Arrow McLaren over in IndyCar for making a pride post/reel - especially in Motorsport and especially in American Motorsport, being loud about support is so, SO important.

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SAY IT [AO3]

Lando Norris/Oscar Piastri | pwp, post canadian gp | 2,1k words

Oscar threw up his hands in defense, trying to defuse the situation in some way before Lando shoved him again, the next insult already on the tip of his tongue.

"You were too slow to overtake a fucking child. You fucked this up, not me."

He really didn't want to snap. Didn't want to shove Lando backwards until his knees hit the mattress, the Brit stumbling for a moment.

"You're kidding me, right? You behave like a cunt, risking our race and then you ignore me, telling the press fucking lies."

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Jfc McLaren… this post… it’s like they want me to think about him in handcuffs

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"who has the messier phone screen?"

oscar: "if you mean broken, lando"

*cue flashback to lando dropping his phone*

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F1 fic writers every time they need a real properly irrideemable villain who's also super uninteresting: get me ginger spice's boytoy right now

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Bright Dead Things, Ada Limón.

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Satellites - A Star Wars story by @mintraindrop and me :D

Chapter 5 - Sanctuary

sneak peek:

"Please tell me that this is not what I think it is." This time it's Lando asking the question and Oscar knows that it's exactly what Lando thinks it is. The stereotypical architecture, different towers and domes and the sheer size- "It's a Sith Temple," he only whispers, confirming what the low mumbles in Lando's mind were asking. "We can't go in there," Lando says and looks at Oscar, finding his gaze. "But look at it." Oscar points rather unneccessarily towards the overgrowing plants and cracks in the staircase. "It's abandoned. Apart from an animal or two. You know that. I know you do." "But it's a Sith Temple."

Hello there, long time no see! we are happy to report that chapter 5 is here, and yours now 🙂‍↕️ we promise it was worth the wait!

so, it's a little bit different from previous chapters, since we are now outside canon. this specific place was mentioned in comics, there is a whooooole bunch of lore and politics we decided to disregard for the sake of our plot.

also, if any of you understand how this complex is meant to look like, please hit us up cause we couldn't for the life of us figure it out. Crisa and i came up with a layout that we are using in this fic ("maps" linked below).

we hope you enjoy, and only get a liiittle bit mad at us by the end 🫣

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decidedly unfriendly reminder that fanfiction is written by real people with real feelings for free in their free time. it's a labour of love and something to cherish. if you come across a fic that you don't enjoy, that's totally fine, but it is your due diligence as a fellow fan and decent human being to click away. leaving mean comments, absurd rating systems or harassing writers in their inbox while hiding behind an anonymous icon is not an acceptable manner to behave in any fandom and online space ever. it's disgustingly entitled, wildly disrespectful and only serves to discourage people from sharing their writing in a community that is meant to be fun and supportive. the next time you read something you don't enjoy, stop reading it and move on with your day. read something you like and leave kudos and a nice comment there instead. have some common sense and don't be a fucking asshole. it's not that fucking difficult.

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What’s your favorite comfort food/snack if you have one?

The go to right now is chicken and rice as a meal! Growing up my house had a lot of food sensitivities that needed to be figured out and that was that thing everyone could eat without a reaction sk we lived off it.

The other one would be macaroni & cheese... for very obvious reasons I feel.

Snack wise, I'd say crackers. The plain ones. If there is nothing else I can get in my body because of the sensory nightmare that a lot of food is for me then crackers.

Thank you for the ask!

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this pride month i would like you all to remember that when seb vettel was reprimanded for wearing a pride shirt and mask to the hungarian anthem, he told press that he didn't care if he was punished further, and that he would do it again.

be like seb this pride month.

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ABS PEOPLE, ABS. HIS ABS ARE VISIBLE. OHHHH SOMEBODY HOLD ME BACK

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Chapter Eight on Ao3 He points fingers at his parents, accusatory and shaking with the fury coursing through his veins. “You would've killed me. Is that why you didn't want me to know anything? Or to have a Sentinel? So I would just die out on my own?!” His father glares. “That is never what we meant!” “Really? Because your actions say otherwise.” He laughs in shock and disbelief, running a hand through his hair. “All this time I thought you were scared for me. That you thought someone was going to take me away from you. That all your actions were out of love for me.” His voice cracks. “I was stupid. Blind and naive, and most importantly, I was your child.”